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Ghosts along the Texas Coast

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I lived along the Texas Coast line until I was 19, first in Corpus and then in Houston/Galveston area. Places and descriptions in this book were what I remembered in most cases being told when I was a child. What wonderful memories were retold. She is very good writer and to find out what were once scary stories as being true by those that believe them - well that was grand! I knew of another in Corpus about a man buried on the bluff in a park. That story wasn't in there but maybe it will be in another one. I bought this book at Padre Island in 1997 at the park there and it's a treasure to me.

Ghosts along the Texas Coast is a fun and mystical tribute to unexplained phenomenon in Texas. As a native Texan, I heard many of these stories growing up, and to read the book brought back those eerie feelings I had as a child, at the same time decreasing my skepticism and leaving me wondering."How do you explain that?!"

Great book. As good as the rest of her ghost books. I love a good ghost story and this book is filled with them.

A well-researched collection of ghost stories, ranging from the
beginning of Texas history through the late 1880s-early 1990s. Unlike a lot of writers on this topic, Docia Shultz Williams makes the effort to conduct interviews, and do research, rather than (for the most part) rely on "this happened to a friend of a friend of a friend"-type recollections. Most of the recent stories claim to be first-hand accounts, and the rather substantive bibliography at the back shows actual research and investigation was done. Further, the author shows admirable restraint in not embellishing the stories told her with extra "spooky" details to punch them up, which makes the stories themselves more believable. Very entertaining, especially if you are familiar with this part of Texas.

Docia does a great job of recreating old Texas ghost stories as well as modern ones. Informative as well as entertaining.

A Good collection of stories, but a bit boring, I've read 100's of paranormal/ghst/haunting books, and this one just couldnt keep my attention